to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
how; in what way; how about; questionable
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
indeed; really; truly; very much
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month